St. Cloud police said Saturday night that a 23-year-old man was wounded during a drive-by shooting on the city's south side.

Johnathan Duane Taylor Hanson, 19, was arrested and taken to Stearns County Jail on suspicion of aiding a drive-by shooting. Police believe he drove a vehicle from which shots were fired in the 1100 and 1400 blocks of Ninth Avenue South.

The victim, whose injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, was not named by police.

Police stopped the vehicle that Hanson occupied in the 1700 block of University Drive Southeast shortly after the shooting was reported just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Streets in the area were shut down within minutes, with St. Cloud police later issuing a statement saying Ninth Avenue South from 11th Street to 14th Street would remain closed for up to several hours. No vehicles were allowed to use or cross that stretch of Ninth Avenue.

By 12:15 p.m., crime scene tape was posted across an extensive area in the southside neighborhood. A St. Cloud officer took photographs outside Campus Ridge Apartments at 1120 Ninth Ave. S. In a parking lot at Woodland Park Apartments, four brass shell casings could be seen around midday.

One man was led away from a southside apartment building in handcuffs. His connection to the investigation was unclear.

Talahi Care Center was locked down for a short time while Hanson was taken into custody.

Investigators are conducting searches in connection with the case. Police said they don't believe the incident was random.

It was the city's third reported shooting in less than two weeks.

On July 8, a boy was shot in the 200 block of 33rd Avenue South and underwent surgery for his wounds. Damian Leo Wieneke, 18, Tyree Deville Sharp, 18, and Cornelieus Kinte Payton, 24, were charged July 11 in that case.

The same evening, Dimitri Accardo, 21, was shot in the left leg in the 1300 block of 12th Avenue North. The incident was reported as a drive-by shooting, but St. Cloud police later issued a statement saying his wound was accidentally self-inflicted.

Anyone with information regarding Saturday's incident can call police at 320-251-1200 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301. Tips can be texted to Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 274637. Start your text with TRITIP, enter a space, then type in the tip information.

The Times will have more information regarding the situation as it becomes available.

A St. Cloud Police officer searches for evidence on Ninth Avenue South near the intersection of 12th Street South in St. Cloud Saturday. (Photo: Dave Schwarz, dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com)